Revolutionary Soldiers of Lincoln County, Kentucky

September 16, 2016 Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research 8 Comments

Tuesday Ritchey and I decided to visit several courthouses in the surrounding counties, particularly looking for marriage bonds, but obtained a few wills in the process, too.

We started in Standford, the county seat of Lincoln County, one of the three original counties formed in 1780 from what was then Kentucky County, Virginia. Our first stop wasn’t actually the courthouse! One needs nourishment for such a journey that we would have that day, so we enjoyed a sumptuous breakfast at the Bluebird Cafe – two blocks away.

Once we arrived at the courthouse we found many, many old records, which will be shared at a later date. On the front of the courthouse, beside the door, was a plaque listing the Revolutionary soldiers of Lincoln County. I wanted to share those names with you today!

Lincoln County Revolutionary Soldiers

John S. Alverson
John Bailey
James P. Barnett
Robert Barnett
Alexander Blaine
Gideon Bosley
Benjamin Briggs
William Bruce
Benjamin Burch
Adam Carpenter
Conrad Carpenter
John Carpenter
John Colyer
Peter Curtis
James Davis
John Dinwiddie
James Divin
William Dougherty
Samuel Duncan
James Durham
George Edwards
Robert Elder
Abraham Estes
James Estill
John Fleece
Micajah Frost
Richard Gaines
Anthony Gale
Isaac Garven
George Givins
James Givins, Sr.
Robert Givins
Bartlee Greenwood
William Graves
Joseph Hackley
Joseph Hall
Drury Ham
Nathaniel Hart
Luke Hazelwood
George Helm
Marquis Helm
James Hickman
George Hocker
Nicholas Hocker
Phillip Hocker
Samuel Hocker
William Hughes
Richard Hunt
Stephen Huston
James Knox
Benjamin Logan
David Logan
Hugh Logan
John Logan
William Logan
Rodham Lunsford
Daniel McCormack
Joseph McCormack
Dennis McKinney
Mark McPherson
John M. McRoberts
Garret Menefee
James Menefee
Henry Miller
Isaac Miller
Ezra Morrison
Benjamin O’Banner
Thomas Owsley
William Owsley
Alexander Paxton
John Paxton
James Peak
Jesse Peake
John Pemberton
Valentine Peyton
James Renick
Dunn Salyas
William Sampson
William Shanks
Isaac Shelby
Joseph Skidmore
Abraham Sublett
Moses Sweeney
Benedict Swope
John Taylor
Andrew Wallace
Peter Warner
William Whitley
Joseph Withers
Caldwell Woods

8 thoughts on “Revolutionary Soldiers of Lincoln County, Kentucky”

Marilyn Watts Vance McGaughey says:

September 16, 2016 at 9:33 am

Thank you so much for this article. My direct ancestor on the list is Moses Sweeney. He came to the American Colonies from Northern Ireland and lived in Virginia where he served in the Revolutionary War. He lived near Stanford KY and his original home was still standing until a few years ago. Across from the original home, Moses Sweeney was buried in the small family cemetery that is currently well tended by family descendants. He has many descendants living in the area and many other states.

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1. Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research says:
  
  September 19, 2016 at 6:05 pm
  
  So glad your ancestor was listed! I think it was a fabulous idea to put the plaque on the wall of the courthouse! What a great boon for genealogy enthusiasts!
  
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Carl Brady says:

September 16, 2016 at 1:55 pm

1790 Lincoln County? That predates Abraham Lincoln. So for what Lincoln is this county named after?

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1. Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research says:
  
  September 16, 2016 at 3:08 pm
  
  Lincoln County was named for General Benjamin Lincoln of Revolutionary War fame. He also served as the first Secretary of War.
  
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Marcella Mahan says:

September 16, 2016 at 7:02 pm

Dunn Salyas should be Dunn Salyars aka Salyers.

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Joan Johnson says:

September 16, 2016 at 8:51 pm

Enjoy seeing my 3rd Great Grandfather on this list. Benjamin Logan.

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Debi says:

November 19, 2016 at 1:48 pm

4x great grandfather Samuel Duncan. Thank you! Looking forward to seeing the records you found at the courthouse?

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Mary Manley says:

January 6, 2017 at 5:26 pm

I’ve just discovered your post. I’m trying to establish Richard Hunt, my 4th ggf as new patriot in my DAR lineage. Do you know which DAR chapter posted this plaque and when?

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